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Fig. 1 | Trials

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From: Efficacy and cerebral mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion for treating primary dysmenorrhea: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial

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Flowchart of the study. A total of 72 eligible patients with PDM will be randomly assigned to three groups: acupuncture treatment group, moxibustion treatment group, and waiting list group. Patients in the acupuncture treatment group and moxibustion treatment group will receive acupuncture or moxibustion, respectively, for a total of 3 sessions over 3 consecutive menstrual cycles, and the waiting list group will not take acupuncture or moxibustion during these 3 menstrual cycles. Both the outcome assessments and fMRI scan will be performed at baseline and at the end of treatment. The central mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of PDM will be analyzed after data collection. fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging; PDM, primary dysmenorrhea

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